Sock



United .States Patent O SOCK Clarence Webb Minton, Nashville, Tenn.

Application February 12, 195'3, Serial N o. 336,552

1 Claim. (Cl. 66`172) This invention relates to knitted articles, andmore particularly to Wearing apparel, and specically socks, thedesirability of increasing the attractiveness of hose having beenrecognized and undertaken for a substantial period of time.

It is an object of the invention to provide socks or ankle-type hosewhich not only are of improved appearance, but on account of thecharacter of the same and the increased capacity for variation can beworn in different ways or styles thereby changing the appearance andeffect presented.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following description taken in conjunction with the drawings,wherein:

Fig. l is a side elevation of a sock embodying the invention, and withthe top in a definite position;

Fig. 2, an enlarged fragmentary detail on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3, a side elevation with the top in a. definite position;

Fig. 4, a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, a similar view with the two tops in a slightly differentarrangement;

Fig. 6, a similar view with the two tops in another arrangement, asillustrated on the line 6 6 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 7, a similar view with the two tops in a further arrangement;

Fig. 8, a section of another arrangement; and

Fig. 9, a perspective of the arrangement of Fig. 6.

Briefly stated, the invention comprises a sock or anklet havingcontinuously knit foot and leg portions of single thickness, and a pairof tops connected thereto. This enables the two tops to be arranged inseveral ways to vary the appearance with or without the use of colors.

With continued reference to the drawings, a sock or anklet is providedhaving a foot portion 10, a leg portion 11, and a pair of identical topportions 12 and 13. The bottom ends of the tops are knitted to the upperend of the leg portion, the tops being rib knitted and the leg and footportions being plain knitted. The cuff portions 12 and 13, on account ofbeing rib knit, are inherently elastic and are adapted to be folded overfor modifying the appearance of the sock, such folding over increasingthe tension or stress upon the tops and assisting in maintaining them insuch folded-over position while the sock is being worn.

2,763,146 atented Sept. 18, 1956 ICC As shown in Fig. l, in theproduction of the sock of the present invention the foot and leg areknitted and two tops are knitted and transferred or attached thereto.These tops may be independently knitted and then transferred to thecombination leg and foot portions in the usual way, or they may beproduced in any other desired manner, thus providing an articlesusceptible of various modications to obtain distinctive results instyle and appearance.

In Fig. l the two tops are fully extended in an upward manner.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the tops are outwardly turned in a similar manner toform a cuff.

In Fig. 5 the tops are outwardly turned, however, the inner top is notextended downwardly as far as the outer. This leaves a substantialportion of the outer top exposed below the extremity of the inner, thusproviding a double cuff effect.

In Figs. 6 and 9, the outer top is extended downwardly and thenreversely upon itself to leave uncovered approximately one-third of theinterior surface of the outer top, and the inner top is extendedupwardly and then folded reversely so that it is of double thicknesssubstantially its entire width, thus providing a triple cuff eiect.

In Fig. 7, the inner and outer top sections are disposed in oppositedirections from their line of attachment, and then are brought back uponthemselves until their unattached edges are in contiguous relation,providing a different double cuf effect.

In Fig. 8 both the inner and outer tops are extended from the legportion of the sock. The inner and outer top is fully extended and thefree edge of the outer top is moved reversely so that there is a doublethickness near the attached end of the outer top.

Numerous additional styles or arrangements may be had by the use ofcolors and other means as will be apparent to those skilled in the art,and various changes may be made in the invention without departing fromthe spirit and scope thereof. Therefore the invention is not limited bythe showing in the drawings and as described in the specification, butonly as indicated in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A sock comprising continuous knit foot and leg portions and twoidentical tops rib knitted to provide inherent transverse elasticity andof a thickness and width to resiliently and retainingly embrace the legand thereby be References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATESPATENTS Young June 8, 1926 Bausher Aug. 23, 1932 Meengs et al Dec. 18,1951

